The Alaska prospector. [volume], December 11, 1902, Image 1

About The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908

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NEXT TO MEHC'HANT’s CAFE.
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Beef, Mutton,Poi k and Poultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
ST. ELIAS RESTAURANT,
ONLY FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT
IN VALDEZ.
Merchant’s Lunch, 12 to t, 35 c Sunday Dinner 75c.
Dinnners 5:30 to 8 p.m., 50c.
Christmas Bells A Ringing,
Of You, Your Sweetheart Is Thinking,
Of Christmas Gifts She’s Dreaming.
W. C. 5TUlL,
Straining
Off
New Ideas in Jewelry
that bring Sunshine
to many homes, es
pecially designs for
Christmas Presents.
•Jeweler and Watchmaker
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Wedding at Kenai.
Kenai, Oct. 31—The winter has
started in very good sh ipe, t ere
being between four and live inches
of snow at presen and the ther
mometer has liet-n down to 10
above. Everyone has about set
tled down to their winter’s work,
some gone trapping, some cutting
plea and poles for the different
canneries, ami others staying in j
town to do any body they can.
W. A. Smitit. of the Kenai Lake
Mining Co. arrived on the last Ber
tha with alioui 100 tons of provis
ions to take up to the works on tin
river. J. C. Chace, of the N. \V.
Mining & Development Co., is ex
pected in on the Santa Ana witi.
large supplies for the hydraulic
plant on Kussiloff lake.
A. K. Ryan, who lias the win ir
mail contract between this p!a c
and Homer, start* on hi* fir*. inj I
from here to-morrow, and wea»:j
wish him success in his under ak- !
ing. He expects to make aboil j
three trips hy boat and the res. h\ :
slid and packing.
M rs. K. E. Morgan, of Kusseloft. I
who visitid your town for the pur
pose of medical advice, returned on
the Bertha, lurch improved in
health and anticipates spending a
very pleasa ni w it n r.
A wedding in high life was the
occasion of the illumination of the
Russian church bv evtrv available
candle last Sunday tveiling. Miss
Aggrippina Yakaioff, a young lady
w ho lias ln-t n brought up hy the
Rev. Ivan Bortnovsky of this place,
and who is a niece of Mrs. Dan
Kennedy of Juneau, was the bride
and Prof. H. P. Xcilson, the super
intendent of the exj crimental sta
tion here, was the groom. Geo. S.
Mearns was his right hand man,
and \V. N. Dawson and Z. Her
mann were the crown bearers.
After the services the bridal party
with a number of invited goes s
adjourned to the home of the groom
and partook of a wedding sup|tcr,
the like of which had never Wen
seen here Wfore. The bridal tour J
has been indefinite!}* postponed,
but I Wlieve the objective point is
St. Petersburg.
Walter Daiker, of Sitka, has been
appointed second priest for the
church at this place
PUDIK JOHN
TO DI8CU88 FORMING OF ▲
DISTRICT
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Staking. Call Issued For Meeting
on January 3, to Make
Local Rules.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held at the Moose hall last
evening. The meeting was called
by of the officers of the Cham-1
1st of Commerce, in order to take
some action in several matters 01
importance to the people of this
section of Alaska, and also to
arouse interest in the C.ia.niter of
Commerce.
F. M. Urown was elec let I chair*
man of the meeting and John F.
Klee secretary.
Mr. brown, in an earnest
sjicech stated the objects of the
meeting. The first matter of im->
1 >or, a nee that should be attended 1
to is tin* t ailing oi a miners meet- •
nig to la* held in the near future,:
ft* lake some action towards form-j
mg a mining district to embrace)
all the Valdez recording district!
Unit is unorganized, and pass laws |
■ uniting the number ui claims that
■•an Ih* staked by power <>l attorney j
or by any one person. This, the
speaker thought could lawfully t»e
uone.
Another matter that should ri
cci\e prompt attention is the ad
visahiiiiv of taking the reservation
and hum Aorut aim West of town,
■n.o the city limits.
Ihc mutter ui advertising Valdez
.9 uiso a mutter ui importance that
•MioUiu he at.elided lo at olice, so
ihal jeople coining here would
Aimw wna. conditions they wotud
meet with.
After considerable discussion, the i
meeting, by a unanimous vote, de
cided lo call a miner*’ meeting t'or:
January 2nd, at winch time these
matters will bedeeided. The chair
w as empowered to appoint a com
mittee to draft laws and regula
tions tor the district to be sub
mitted lo the next meeting for uc
.loll.
1’he chair was also authorized to
appoint a committee to look into
• ne feasibility oi taking the reser
aiion tn.o the town limits.
by a unanimous vole a committee
consisting of Hildreth. Lynch and ;
Uemjsiy was appointed to organ- j
ize a society for the prevention oi j
cruelty to animals.
The meeting then adjourned till
January 2, and all were requested
to meet with the Chamlier of Com
merce at the court house on Friday
n.ght.
Hay Be Lost.
It is thought that two men were
lost during the recent storm on the
Bound. About two weeks ago some
natives picked up Chits. Wallis and
Wm. Gale, who were floating around
on the bottom of a Copper River'
boat, near Hawkins island. They J
were taken to Eyak, and started a
few' days later for Virgin hay.
Nothing has been seen or heard of
them since and it is feared that
they were lost during the late se
vere storm on the Bound. These
men were meinhers of the Taku’s
crew this summer.
Big Sale in Nizina.
A block of 13 In nch claims on
White and Rex gulches, located by
Bert Carvy and Arthur McNeer
was recently sold to a New York
pariy for $125,000. A telegram j
was received by Mr. Carvey stating i
tiiat the sale was made, but giving |
in* particula r-.
Pint Outfit To Interior.
The first outfit of the season to
leave this place for the interior
rior started for the Nizina yester
day morning. The party consist
ed of Jno. J. Van Idcrstine, J. A.
Stewart. Pat Keys and Billy Bea
ton, and their destination is Dan
and Chittitu creeks in the Nizina
country. Thay had 24 dogs and
->ix sleds, and a large outfit of pro
visions and tools. Chester John
son and Shorty Codiga will assist
them to the summit with their 12
dogs.
T^e party goes in to prospect
some ground on the nlatve named
creeks which ihc gentlemen have
Imndcd from Cltas. Koppus. Pat
Keys will remain until next fall
and the other gentlemen will re
turn in February for more provis
ions and tools.
This is earlier than usual for
starting for the interior, and the
party w ill have a hard trip, as they
will probably In» compelled to
break trail a good part of the dis
til lice.
Now that one party has started
there is no doubt hut that every
few days other parties will start.
Everyone is calculating on a long
season this year, and there is no
ilauht at all hut that more pros
pecting and mining will he dorte
this year than ever before, ami in
a few werks the trails will lie
crowded with prospectors and their
outfits.
Wireless Telegraphy.
Alaska and the United States
are to be more closely united bv
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means of wireless telegraphy. The
Marconi company is to put in a
wireless service connecting Valdez
with Seattle, thus making an all
American telegraph system, which,
when the Nome line is finished,
will connect that place and all Yu
kon river points with the States.
It is intended to install a com
plete plant, probably on Him hin
brook island, and that will be con
nected with Valdez by a combina
tion of wireless and regular tcle
raph systems.
The rales will naturally he
lower than tho>c of the cable and
land lines because ol' the cheapness
of installation and maintenance.
Valdezians in Few York.
Valdez has quite a representa
tion in New York, and they are do
ing good work for this country.
The Valdez headquarters are at
i he oflice of Robert Blei, 11 Broad
way, and the Valdezians there are
Blei, Arthur McNeer, Jack Burnett,
Frank Kernan, M. T. Rowland,
tieo. Esterlv, J. I). Meenach, A1
Soule and others. McNeer and
Kernan are making a hit hv pre
tending to be such old timers that
they have forgotten English and
talk mostly in Siwash, and the
nawspa|ier reporters look upon
them as great personages.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that * Social Term
of the ('nited Plate* Dietrie’ Court »or t*-e
Third Division of the District of Alaska, will
be held at Valdez, in *aid District, commencing
February 2, 1908.
That a lira ml Jury will 1m* summoned to
meet at the courtroom* of v*!ti court, on Feb
ruary 2. l‘J3. and a trial jury will be summoned
to meet at the same placet on Febn arv 9. 19»3.
and that both juries, and the Term of said
c urt, will continue in s-ssion until all hush
ne-s that m*y pro|*erljr eome before said court
hah beeu disposed of. All persons held, or
bound by recognizance, to appear at the next
term «*f said court, are hereby required to at
tend at the time and place aforesaid.
Witness the Honorable James Wickcndiam,
Judge of said Court, this 10th day of December,
1902.
Attest: Albert R. Ileilig, Clerk.
15 BOH OH
BANTA HAS PRELIMINARY
HEARING
Ho Hail Is HIM
Cm* Conies Before Grand Jury in
February. No New Testi
mony.
On Monday last, at 2 t\ m., Mr.
1. Bantu was brought to the com
missoners court in charge of Dep
uty Mar-hai Drichdhis and was
given a preliminary hearing, on the
charge of killing of (toy Morri
son. Judge Harlan conducted the
case for the state, while Judge
(ioodcil looked after the interests
of Mr. Bnntn.
The lir-t witness called on was
\\ alter \\ idle, " ho assisted in car
rying Morrison from the place
wherein fell, to the lied. Accord
ing to his testimony he was one of
the first to arrive at the scene of
the shooting. He was in the imme
diate vicinity of the cabin for a
long time previous to the cry for
help hut heard no shot tired. His
testimony in general was about tho
same as lie gave at the imptent.
The next on the stand was Dr.
Boyle, who very carefully described
the wound and gave his reasons for
believing that the hall entered from
behind and from a distance. The
only other recent marks on the
wounded man were a contusion on
the forehead, which might have re
sulted from the fall after being
shot and one hAnd was burned,
which evidently happened by fall
ing forward on the stove, which
contained a hot tire at the time.
C. B. rf in it ii was next witness.
He appears to lie the only man who
heard the report of a gun or pistol
on the day of the shooting. Mr.
Smith was sitting in his own call
in a I out one hundred feet from the
Morrison cabin, and was quietly
muling when he heard the shot.
Tliinking it might be out in the
timber, lie gave no heed to it, but
went on reading. About a half
hour later, seeing some people gath
ered around the Morrison cabin, lie
went over and then learned about
the shooting.
Cliff Phillip testified that he was
passing the houseat about 3;30 and
saw Mr. Banta at the door of the
Morrison cabin. He heard Mr.
Banta call one of two men, who
had evidently just left the cabin.
At the same time lie saw Oscar
Kish andCapt. Johansen in the vi
cinity.
One or two more witnesses were
heard but nothing new developed.
The prisoner was returned to the
custody of the Marshal.
The case was argued hv the at
torneys on Tuesday, and the pris
oner was bound over to the Grand
Jury, without bail, on the charge
of murder in the first degree.
The case will some up in the
District Court when it convenes
here on Fehy. 2nd.
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